In the month of July and August I got to spend 5 and a half weeks on the beautiful Maldives amidst the Indian Ocean, in 4 different locations and with 4 different organisations. And for the first two weeks of this time, I was able to work with the Olive Ridley Project, an amazing organisation […]
Category: Scholar Journeys
Discovering the magic of Underwater Photography
After my Padi Divemaster and GUE Fundamentals class in Malta, where I improved my buoyancy, trim and finning techniques a lot, I then felt much more confident underwater again so that I couldnĀ“t wait to add another new tool to my Scuba equipment: My amazing Underwater camera set-up from Reef Photo and Video, Nauticam and […]
Mastering Diving in Malta
May and June was all about getting back into the water, brushing up on my own Scuba Diving skills in a GUE Fundamentals course and assisting in brushing up the ones of others while my Padi Divemaster Internship. Divemaster Internship I started off with my Divemaster course, which was so kindly sponsored by Marcus Kitching-Howe, […]
Drysuits and Whale Flukes
Sweden Back in Europe, I travelled to Gotenborg in Sweden, to visit my coordinators and sponsors Johan (Reel Diving) and Delia. Delia was the European Rolex Scholar in 2006, so she gave me valuable advice on how to organise my year, and I also visited Reel Diving, who luckily support me with gear from Shark […]
Behind the Scenes at DAN
Straight after the NY weekend, The NA Scholar Neha and I got invited by Patty Seery to visit the Divers Alert Network in North Carolina to learn about their work and to complete a First Aid course for Professional Divers. This was the perfect introduction to our year, to see what company is keeping us […]